windsurfer8

windsurfer8 BSN, RN

Prior military RN/current ICU RN.

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  1. Getting used to 12 hour shifts?

    windsurfer8 replied to champagneferret's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You need to get to clinical on time. It is time to grow up. In nursing there is nothing..and I mean nothing worse than an unreliable co worker. I have had to stay and wait for people to get to work...

  2. Can't get into school because of statistics :(

    windsurfer8 replied to haedis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ultimately it does not matter if you "use" statistics in your nursing profession. It is REQUIRED to become a nurse. If basket weaving was REQUIRED then it wouldn't matter if you used it. Arguing as...

  3. Will be applying for NCLEX, but have expunged misdemeanors...

    windsurfer8 replied to willow298's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Leave out the excuse. No one wants to hear it. Just focus on being honest about it. Here is the thing. The medical field is all about not getting sued. Lawyers don't care if it was an "honest...

  4. Struggling as a new nurse :'-(

    windsurfer8 replied to Lou7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Interesting post with a lot of blame. 1. No University on earth can 100% prepare you for the real world. 2. No boss has to ask you how you are doing. Might be nice, but don't expect it. 3. you want a...

  5. Accepted to an accelerated BSN program with a low GPA? Any advice?

    windsurfer8 replied to valent's topic in General Nursing

    Most schools have minimums of 3.0. The best bet you have is to contact schools you are interested in and see if they will even accept your admission. Explain your situation and hope for the best....

  6. Can't get into school because of statistics :(

    windsurfer8 replied to haedis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You either earn the grade required to get in or you don't go to nursing school. That is your "option". Nursing school is not all that different than med school. You simply have to have minimums on...

  7. If the percent of men in nursing was 9.6% in 2011. What you think it is now?

    windsurfer8 replied to futurern_.'s topic in Men in Nursing

    I think that making assumptions in nursing is a bad route to go. "you believe" based on what quantifiable

  8. Feeling Defeated :(

    windsurfer8 replied to lissetteyy_'s topic in General Students

    Who feels sorry for myself? I am a military vet and I am an RN. The poster was reporting the reason for her bad grades was her depression. Here is my question to you. If you work a 12 hour day and...

  9. Feeling Defeated :(

    windsurfer8 replied to lissetteyy_'s topic in General Students

    I don't understand why you are "heartbroken"? Did you think your grades would magically be changed to As because you were down? Go into any nursing classroom and all kinds of students are...

  10. In second year and don't feel skilled enough

    windsurfer8 replied to Wantobeanurse12's topic in General Students

    So who's responsibility is it for you to get the "skills" you feel you should have? YOU ARE. If you want different skills go work somewhere else or tie the initiative to learn what you want to...

  11. UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    windsurfer8 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Then quit and go work for

  12. Confused guy seeking help

    windsurfer8 replied to Mr. Confused's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you don't like to deal with "nasty stuff" why is nursing even on your radar? Being "desperate" is not a way to pick nursing. Honestly..you sound like a child. You are "stressed" at...

  13. Failed two sciences and I can't get into a nursing program.....is there still any hope?

    windsurfer8 replied to mn00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you "worked your hardest" and still failed then nursing is not for you. You are saying there is no way you can do more to pass so you are done. They don't just pass people because they feel...

  14. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    windsurfer8 replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Anxiety from this can be decreased to Zero if you contact your state BON and find out the truth. You did not break the law so I do not see how it would affect your nursing license. I know in...

  15. Zombie Apocalypse: WWND?

    windsurfer8 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have no desire to live with zombies or to spend my days fighting them off. I would go surfing untll a zomshark ate me and then be done with

  16. Nursing students eat their young too.

    windsurfer8 replied to Destined4More's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are wasting your time worrying about what others say. And to that the entire nurses eat their young is ridiculus. Most who say that are lazy and unprofessional and are looking to excuse their...

  17. I just got hired as an emergency department scribe. Doable with Nursing School?

    windsurfer8 replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Students

    Doable? Well I guess you will be finding out soon. There is really no way anyone can say what YOU are capable of. When I was in school for my BSN some people worked and others did not. Do you...

  18. Family not supportive

    windsurfer8 replied to ER_RNdreams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good. If your mommy isn't supportive tell her you love her, but time to do your thing. And SHE is an adult and if you are over 18 you are also an adult. If your mommy doesn't want to give you her tax...

  19. Impaired skin integrity--help! Is my care plan correct?

    windsurfer8 replied to lj016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Feedback from WHOM. I am saying you are going to take feedback and USE it for possibly turning in a paper from someone who may or may not even 1. Be a nurse. 2. Have any clue what they are talking...

  20. Better off single?

    windsurfer8 replied to westcounty's topic in General Students

    IS that really a credo? Why if you love something would you "let it go" unless it wants let go OF. Yes respecting autonomy is very important and if she wants to break up then so be it. There is no...

  21. Stereotyping Male Nurses

    windsurfer8 replied to lvansick's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have been a nurse for 10 years. No one has ever told me I was gay. No one has ever even mentioned it. Where are you getting "why are we stereotyped as gay or different by the general public"? And...

  22. Perfectionist and Lab Final = ROUGH

    windsurfer8 replied to katidid114's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You do not "have" to do anything. You are allowed to be however you like. If you think you are going to walk into a med/surg unit and not make a single mistake then I think that may be untrue. The...

  23. Is the BSN worth it?

    windsurfer8 replied to NurseCalamity's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    "don't think" and "I've heard" is not what I would base a decision on. The bottom line is whether the hospital where you want to work requires a BSN and whether you plan to be a bedside nurse for 30...

  24. Icky transcripts

    windsurfer8 replied to amyliz23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No one but the school can tell you if it will affect your admission. Having worked in admissions I would say your odds at the school I worked at were about 0.00001% of getting in. First thing: No...

  25. Always the Instructor's Fault......

    windsurfer8 replied to MFaf's topic in General Students

    Where did you get that "purpose" defintion from? Who defines "add any value beyond what the book offers"? you? People often have in their mind what they expect and if that doesn't happen they...